Celebrating the simple pleasure -- and importance -- of feeding those we care about, At Table with Family & Friends offers more than 175 delicious recipes, for dishes ranging from Nasturtium Shrimp Salad to Peach Pie. The recipes are grouped in three sections: "The Bountiful Table", which highlights traditional family meals, "A Cordial Invitation", which includes special-occasion dishes (as well as ideas for entertaining), and "The Cook's Pantry", which offers easy recipes for such "put-up" foods as chutney, pickles, jelly, and jam.

Gorgeous color photographs, sample menus for every kind of meal, tasty bits of cooking lore, and serving information enhance the pleasure of this book, inspiring the reader to create a special dish or meal to nurture the bonds of family and friendship.